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Public commenter urges commissioners not to hire contracted courthouse cleaner; commission approves $4,500 appropriation
Summary
During public comment Debbie L. Wright asked Benton County commissioners to reject Resolution 1217-16, which would fund a contracted courthouse cleaning service; commissioners approved the $4,500 appropriation on roll call.
At the Dec. 17, 2018 Benton County Commission meeting, resident Debbie L. Wright told commissioners she opposed hiring a contracted cleaning service for the courthouse and named the current courthouse cleaning personnel, Hunter Shaw. Wright asked the commission to vote against Resolution 1217-16, which would appropriate $4,500 from the Unassigned Fund Balance to pay for a contracted cleaning service for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Despite the public comment, the commission moved to the item later in the agenda and approved Resolution 1217-16 on a roll call vote. The minutes record the motion to approve the appropriation and show the item passed; no formal rebuttal or extended discussion by commissioners is recorded in the minutes.
The appropriation is described in the minutes as a short-term contract-level payment for courthouse cleaning services; the minutes do not record a longer-term contract term, vendor name, or any comparative cost analysis between using current personnel and a contracted service. The citizen comment named the current cleaning personnel as Hunter Shaw; the minutes do not include a response from county staff or commissioners addressing the concerns raised about retaining that individual.
Next steps recorded in the meeting minutes: the appropriation was approved and implementation steps are delegated to County Buildings/Human Resources to effect the contracted cleaning service hiring under the approved amount.
